KB3124048 - FIX: "Invalid computer host name in the FileTable path" error when you use the GetPathLocator function in SQL Server 2014

Applies To
SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You use the AlwaysOn Availability Groups feature in Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
  • You use the GetPathLocator (filenamespace_path) function.
  • The filenamespace_path argument of the GetPathLocator (filenamespace_path) function contains the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the availability groups listener.

In this scenario, the function fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Note

Msg 33424, Level 16, State 1
Invalid computer host name in the FileTable path.

Resolution

Cumulative update information

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server 2014:

Recommendation Install the latest cumulative update for SQL Server.